That's why I and most people haven't. I considered supporting App.net for ideological reasons alone, but it's not exactly in the clear in that department either

That's why I and most people haven't. I considered supporting App.net for ideological reasons alone, but it's not exactly in the clear in that department either. It's a product of a 3-year old VC-funded company. By the time enough people move to app.net, they will be looking for an exit and who knows what they will do then. So, to me personally, they are not that much better than Twitter.